Katharine M. Broton, assistant professor in the University of Iowa College of Education, will share a grant from the Kresge Foundation to study solutions to student homelessness and hunger.

Black-and-gold pride runs deep in the McCarty family. Ankeny, Iowa, native and owner of QA Graphics Dan McCarty was the sixth family member to attend the University of Iowa and says the tenth graduated from the UI earlier this year.

The Marion Police Department is teaming up with University of Iowa researchers to take a proactive step toward reducing crime and improving policing strategies.

The University of Iowa’s nonprofit assistance center is opening a new office in Des Moines and expanding its services to help the state’s nonprofit organizations improve the lives of Iowans.

In September 2016, Jean Robillard announced he would step down as UI vice president for medical affairs and dean of the Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine once a new leader takes over. University officials expect to announce the results of a nationwide search this fall.

Lynette Marshall, president and CEO of the UI Center for Advancement, announces the center's founding as a merger of the UI Alumni Association in the UI Foundation.

Sarah Gardial, dean of the Tippie College of Business, says international interest in U.S. MBA programs has dropped significantly, part of the reason she decided to phase out the college's full-time MBA program.

The University of Iowa is hosting a speaker series that models civil discourse while discussing modern political controversies. The first speaker, Colin Kahl, former adviser to former President Barack Obama, gave advice about respectful disagreement.

University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center and Mayo Clinic have received a five-year, $12.4 million grant renewal from the National Cancer Institute to continue the Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) for lymphoma research. The UI–Mayo program is the nation's longest-standing lymphoma SPORE.

The University of Iowa has had a front-row seat on NASA’s 13-year Cassini mission around Saturn. An instrument designed and constructed at the UI has studied Saturn’s auroras, rings, months-long storms, and more during the mission, which ends Sept. 15.

A team led by University of Iowa researchers has identified a gene linked to rare kidney-related birth defects. When working properly, a gene called GREB1L activates a cascade of signals that ultimately tells other genes what they need to do to create a kidney.

The University of Iowa is working with the city of Iowa City to promote better health among residents in three neighborhoods and recently conducted a survey to determine what challenges residents face in improving their health.